Question

What are uricotelic animals?

Answer 1

Excretion:

1. Excretion can be defined as the process of removal or expulsion of waste from the cells of the body of living organisms.
2. The different organs or parts of the body performing excretion form the excretory system.

Uricotelic animals:

1. When organisms release their waste products in the form of uric acid the process is known as uricotelism.
2. The animals which show this mode of excretion are known as uricotelic animals.
3. For example - birds, insects, and reptiles such as lizards and snakes.